Raccogliete

Raccogliete is a form of the Italian verb raccogliere. It is the second-person plural form in the present tense for voi, and it is also used as the imperative to address a group: voi raccogliete, meaning “you all gather” or “you all collect,” depending on the context.

Etymology and meaning

Raccogliere comes from Latin recolligere or colligere, meaning to gather or bind together. The Italian form raccogliete reflects the phonetic simplifications that occurred in the language, with the double c producing the characteristic hard [k] sound.

Usage

Raccogliete appears in both declarative and imperative contexts. In ordinary speech, it can be the present indicative for voi: “Raccogliete i dati e li inviate” (You all gather the data and send them). In instructions or commands, it serves as the plural imperative: “Raccogliete le foglie e riponetele” (Gather the leaves and put them away). The verb covers senses from physical gathering (leaves, papers) to collecting information or items.

Forms and related terms

Related forms include the other present-tense personal endings of raccogliere: io raccolgo, tu raccogli, lui/lei raccoglie, noi raccogliamo, voi raccogliete, loro raccolgono. The imperative form for voi is identical in spelling to the present indicative, which can sometimes cause ambiguity without additional context.

See also

Raccogliere as a broader verb covers multiple senses of gathering, collecting, and compiling, with various idiomatic expressions in Italian.